Why Do You Buy Pirated CDs? Is It Wrong?

It's ok, no one is going to this anyone that buys pirated CDs. The truth is, it is unavoidable, it's so attractive to the buyer, it's cheaper and offers the same quality, or does it? It's easily accessible.

Am I wrong in buying a pirated CD?  What if I don't have money?  I know it's illegal, but let's think about it, am I really wrong?

same here juwon, pirated cd's look the same, but maybe we can tell by the price of the cd, also in abroad pirated cd's are the ones mostly sold.

I understand that there is a law against piracy called the Copyright Law in Nigeria.

Apparently, no one seems bothered enough to enforce this law to the letter.

Till then, I guess I'm still rocking pirated CDs.

CD writers were created for backing up your data and mastering your own music and movies.

yeah,
i think they are cheaper

The reason why i buy pirated CD's-

1)They are cheaper

2) I don't want to be labelled a MUGU for spending a fortune at MEGA PLAZA or HMV


3) I want to  be surprised by the contents of the CD itself for example JAYZ's black album would have AWILO LOGOMBA as TRACK 2 and ORITS WILIKI as TRACK 3!

4) CELINE DIONS GREATEST HITS ONLY TO FIND SALAWA ABENI rapping and pouting like a retard!


5) A pharell beat would sound like a burst sorround sound system

Nice one!!!

Piracy is bad because it robs the artiste of revenue however when foreign record labels make market or sales projections they never take into account sub saharan africa so there is a gap that these guys exploit I mean we have to stay in touch with the rest of the world somehow, an Uncle of mine was home last xmas and he was so busy showing off, regaling us with tales about this movie and that movie, we couldnt stop laughing when he asked why we took him to the living room ,lo and behold his precious movies in dvd for less than 450 naira I do however blanch at the idea of buying pirated works of local acts these guys work too hard and this is their base we rip them off and they are out of business  ,double standards?I agree but one has to protect ones own

Accessibilty for original CDs, VCDs & DVDs is one big headache in Naija. When you want originals for the local artistes and films it is so difficult to get.
It is a pity the artistes and filmmakers cannot get their distribution/marketing right.

i buy pirated cd's of forign artist
but originals of naija artist(isn't that hypocritical?)
but damMNN!!!like someone said,i can't buy it at $15.00 or at 10 pounds except its a classic
like biggies "life after death".
i had been looking for amy winehouse "back to black" since it came out.i was actually tempted to buy the
original at grand square for 3.5k but the ish eventually came out in the piracy market last week
i felt blessed.
if music companies sell original cd's for ^500.00, am sure most if not all of us would stop buying those
cheap rip offs for ^150.00(imagine,i saw 50cents "curtis" album in the market 2 months before it official release date.sh#t was a
fcuking mixtape)
in conclusion,, i want to give a shout out to thE ff pirates
BIG BOSS JIGGA MAN
DJ KEV D
and all those chinko dudes who rip those albums and sell em to us at 150 bucks
peace, am out

LOL
perharps record companies should try this

I feel Nigerian artists are not capitalising on the internet very well. And not just them, American artists as well. Nut most Naija artist online sometimes have a link that says click here to buy from iTunes and I willing click it but hey presto! no dey work. To think, buyin one nigerina track though iTunes would make these guys soo much money  considering the exchange rate as buyin one track at £1 would almost wipe off the loss of one pirate album. Therefore buying a full album through itunes would be blessed for them. But hey, who am i to keep iving such ideas. They know better. 9ice's website is not even working and most of my friends in UK are clamouring for the album. We could go Upton Park and there is some woman there that sells all these pirate but we are waiting for www.myafricanbargains.com to stock it. I swear they themselves sell pirate, it could be original but how would we know. I reckon the monies they spend on shining should be saved and come up with coming up wit a nice plan to distribute their Original cds to those willing to pay at home and abroad.

That being said, to those piraters responsible for the 40 in 1 DVD. i don't know what to say. *cries* you hve been responsible for countless chilling wih the boys and chilling with the girlfriend moments. Please keep it up lol. You keep my oyinbo friend amazed at the ingenuity lol. They love it. Allow walking to Bloakcbusters, I have 40 in 1. Thats a whole month of movies lol

SUPPORT NAIJA MUSIC

We know bootlegs are illegal,check this,how many people out there could afford to hear what they want to hear when they want to hear it if not for the mercy of the pirated CDs. Whenever i enta Naija, buying loads of them is top in my agenda .

It's a 'necessary evil'.

                                     

That is the reason why most of 'em Naija artists are living in  "Face me & Face You'' Apartments 

Yes because most naija artists are not available on itunes or limewire .

But i prefer itunes. . . their quality is superb!. . .i rarely buy Cds.